I hate that in Tesco you don't get paid for the first 3 days off sick!

lizzielondon

i'm shocked that so many people only get statutory sick pay, i really didn't realise

heretolearn_2

Person one - fair play if there is actually something wrong!

ceridwen

thunderb0lt wrote: »

I had a quick scan through previous posts, I don't think this has been raised. The not being paid for first three working days rule only came into effect for Tesco for those that started after 03/07/04 Those that started before do get paid for the first three days.

Hope this helps

wantsajob wrote: »

Seems unfair to treat staff differently.

Agreed - BUT only if "newer" staff got raised to the conditions of the "older" staff - ie they also got paid for the first 3 days off sick.

What tends to happen though - if newbies gripe that oldies get better pay and/or conditions than they do is that the oldies then get their pay/conditions cut to the level the newbies have iyswim.

I've not yet heard of an instance where griping by newbies did anything other than give employers ammunition to have a go at the pay/conditions of oldies as well.

As so many employers have, in recent years, cut the pay and/or conditions of newbie staff in comparison to existing staff - then I would imagine a high proportion of the workforce (ie because they are newbie staff in their current job) are now on "newbie work conditions".

This is what employers bargain on - ie that their staff turnover will be so high that very soon a large proportion of their employees will be on newbie conditions.

Please dont give them any ammunition to say "Its not me - its them (ie jealous newbie staff) - but I'm afraid I'll have to cut the conditions of you oldies as well to shut up the jealous newbies".:cool:.

oldies DO find out who the particular jealous newbies are.............and they've then put paid to any chance of getting any help/advice/friendship from the oldies for having shown themselves up like that...

Person_one

heretolearn wrote: »

Person one - fair play if there is actually something wrong!

Well yeah, but you assumed that 'sore eyes' was a way of skiving, didn't you? The point is that unless you're that person's doctor you aren't qualified to decide whether there's something wrong or not.